Tonya Jennings

Tonya Jennings

Tonya is passionate about food, France and writing and is the owner of the successful Cooking on the Bay Cooking School in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. She is a former information manager, trainer and library consultant, now retrained as a chef. At Cooking on the Bay, Tonya encourages students to celebrate the richness and diversity that our food offers us and inspires them to enjoy cooking for your family and friends. Food plays an important part in our social process and affects our well-being. To cook from the heart and share around the table brings so much pleasure and ‘joie de vivre’. Tonya’s food philosophy is to cook fresh, locally produced food in season, to cook for taste and to cook food simply, enhancing the natural flavours so the food looks and tastes delicious. Her aim is to de-mystify cooking and she supports the view of the legendary 19th century French chef and gastronome, Auguste Escoffier, to keep it simple, ‘faites simple’! Chef, Tonya Jennings is founder and owner of Cooking on the Bay Cooking School in Melbourne, Australia.